Ex-Buncombe deputy indicted on drug charges

11:20 AM,
Sep. 11, 2013

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A former Buncombe County Sheriff's Office lieutenant was served with grand jury indictments today for allegedly possessing testosterone in his work locker.

Jason Nathaniel Honeycutt, 38, of Old Fort, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance on jail premises and possession of drug paraphernalia. A magistrate judge released Honeycutt on an unsecured $5,000 bond after his appearance early this morning at the Buncombe County magistrate's office.

Honeycutt was fired from his job in June following his arrest on charges of driving while impaired and filing a false police ...